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brian todd, cnn, washington. >> all right. breaking new details on the closures of 22 embassies and consulates. what is going on and who might this affect? stay right here. and didn't know where to start. a contractor before at angie's list, you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. no company can pay to be on angie's list, so you can trust what you're reading. angie's list is like having thousands of close neighbors, where i can go ask for personal recommendations. that's the idea. before you have any work done, check angie's list. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. i love you, angie. sorry, honey. these chevys are moving fast. i'll take that malibu. yeah excuse me, the equinox in atlantis blue is mine! i was here first, it's mine. i called about that one, it's mine. mine! mine. it's mine. it's mine. mine. mine. mine. mine. it's mine! no it's not, it's mine! better get going, it's chevy model year-end
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. >> chris lawrence in washington, thank you so much. >> yep. >>> tomorrow is back to school day for students in nazareth, pennsylvania. one of the most popular teachers vanished a month ago. next, we'll look at the mysterious circumstances surrounding his disappearance and the latest efforts to find him. [ male announcer ] a guide to good dipping. little carrot. little bit of hummus. lonely wing... well we have got the perfect match for you. of course you can't beat the classics. delish... sabra hummus. dip life to the fullest. sabra hummus. nascar is about excitement. but tracking all the action and hearing everything from our marketing partners, the media and millions of fans on social media can be a challenge. that's why we partnered with hp to build the new nascar fan and media engagement center. hp's technology helps us turn millions of tweets, posts and stories into real-time business insights that help nascar win with our fans. every day we're working to and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all
. >> chris lawrence in washington, thank you so much. >> yep. >>> tomorrow is back to school day for students in nazareth, pennsylvania. one of the most popular teachers vanished a month ago. next, we'll look at the mysterious circumstances surrounding his disappearance and the latest efforts to find him. [ male announcer ] a guide to good dipping. little carrot. little bit of hummus. lonely wing... well we have got the perfect match for you. of course you can't beat the...
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the president returns to washington tonight. >>> tomorrow, south african olympic printer oscar pistorius will be indicted. he's charged with murdering his girlfriend who would have turned 30 on monday. as cnn's robyn curnow reports, both sides are bracing for a long trial in a case that captured the attention of the world. >> hi, i'm reva. >> reporter: she was one of south africa's top models and on monday she would have turned 30. >> here it comes. >> reporter: august 19th, instead marked by a return of court for her boyfriend oscar pistorius. the second appearance since being granted bail in february. the olympic star is charged with the premeditated murder. he said it was a tragic mistake. he heard noises and thought she was an intruder. the state says it was intentional. and after a two-month delay, the prosecution says the investigation is finished and their indictment is ready. so now on monday we start to get an indication of which of those initial allegations they have now managed or feel that they have managed to back up with evidence. >> reporter: also, on monday, a trial date
the president returns to washington tonight. >>> tomorrow, south african olympic printer oscar pistorius will be indicted. he's charged with murdering his girlfriend who would have turned 30 on monday. as cnn's robyn curnow reports, both sides are bracing for a long trial in a case that captured the attention of the world. >> hi, i'm reva. >> reporter: she was one of south africa's top models and on monday she would have turned 30. >> here it comes. >> reporter:...
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i'm wolf blitzer here in washington. we're following special coverage this hour of two significant events happening live in the nation's capital. up first, in just moments, history in the making over at the white house. president obama kbeti inggettino award an army staff sergeant just 33 years old with the nation's highest military recognition, the medal of honor. staff sergeant ty carter will be the fifth living resip sip yent to get the honor for actions in iraq or afghanistan. you're about to hear his chilling story of courage and heroism during a fire f
i'm wolf blitzer here in washington. we're following special coverage this hour of two significant events happening live in the nation's capital. up first, in just moments, history in the making over at the white house. president obama kbeti inggettino award an army staff sergeant just 33 years old with the nation's highest military recognition, the medal of honor. staff sergeant ty carter will be the fifth living resip sip yent to get the honor for actions in iraq or afghanistan. you're about...
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you've covered washington for a long time. you get a sense when something is going on based on the rhythm of what's happening whether the state department, the white house, the pentagon, you get a feeling of what's going on. something is going on right now so people are nervous. >> it's interesting too how this is playing out. another one of those debates which is about the intelligence, behind closing these embassies. some are suggesting that the nsa surveillance programs, these are needed to support this kind of intelligence and that provided this information. i want you to listen to senator saxbychambliss. >> these programs are controversial. they allow us to have the ability to gather this chatter that i referred to. if we did not have these programs then we wouldn't be able to listen in on the bad guys. >> wolf, do you think that's helping? do you think that's helping with the obama administration in trying to convince folks this isn't as bad as you think? >> saxby is a ranking republican on the intelligence committee. he
you've covered washington for a long time. you get a sense when something is going on based on the rhythm of what's happening whether the state department, the white house, the pentagon, you get a feeling of what's going on. something is going on right now so people are nervous. >> it's interesting too how this is playing out. another one of those debates which is about the intelligence, behind closing these embassies. some are suggesting that the nsa surveillance programs, these are...
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. >> athena jones join us now from washington. how are democrats responding to that question about why they did not condemn this slap palin game. >> they're not responding so far. this game is still on that website. i reached out to them asking whether they would keep it up or take it down. they sent out their statements for why pelosi is a hypocrite for criticizing this game. they didn't care about this game when it was targeted sarah palin but they care about it because hillary clinton may be running for president. this is the kind of things we see these insults and jokes on both sides. this is the latest. >> there's also that ugly rodeo stunt at missouri state fair under criticism for both republicans and democrats and involves president obama. tell us about this. >> this is rather odd event that took place over the weekend. there was a rodeo clown who wore a mask portraying himself as president obama. he also had what looked like a broom in his backside. he was mocking the president saying i don't know i'm a clown. he's runnin
. >> athena jones join us now from washington. how are democrats responding to that question about why they did not condemn this slap palin game. >> they're not responding so far. this game is still on that website. i reached out to them asking whether they would keep it up or take it down. they sent out their statements for why pelosi is a hypocrite for criticizing this game. they didn't care about this game when it was targeted sarah palin but they care about it because hillary...
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john king joins me now from washington. nice to see you as always. jackson's political career is over at least for now. booker seems to be on his role. what do you think is behind the popularity? >> the mayor of someone like barack obama, senator obama, president obama who used social media to build his popularity an show people he wants to keep in touch of them. he's a mayor's mayor. he shows up at the ribbon cutting. as the african-american p candidate that helped him. he's now the overing favorite. >> he's had some criticism for his recent financial dealings. do you think that could hurt him or will he remain the overwhelming favorite in. >> we'll see the tough ads and the runs try to make a running at him. whether you're talking to people in new jersey, republicans have very low kppations if they can win that seat. >> booker is friends with new jersey governor chris christie considered a rising star in the republican party. what do you think the outlook is for crihristie. >> one of the thoughts a few months back is would he challenge the re-elect
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our nick peyton walsh is here with me from washington. fred is in bruit. ivan watson on the turkish/syrian border. fred, you have seen some of the worst of this war. you were in syria, damascus, days ago. you were also there for some of the earliest reports of possible chemical weapons use. as the president abruptly delays his response to the apparent use of the chemical weapons, what's the early reaction, fred, that you're hearing from syria and also in the region? >> well, it's interesting, you know, because it usually depends on the front line that you're on. clearly in the syrian capital and the part that's government controlled, people are happy because a lot of them were nervous about what would happen, how intense the strikes would be if these strikes would destabilize the regime. bashar al-assad as unpopular as he is he does still have a core of support by many people, especially in the damascus areas. people were very wary. on the other hand, of course, people on other side of the equation, peopler instance in the areas that were hit by he's chemi
our nick peyton walsh is here with me from washington. fred is in bruit. ivan watson on the turkish/syrian border. fred, you have seen some of the worst of this war. you were in syria, damascus, days ago. you were also there for some of the earliest reports of possible chemical weapons use. as the president abruptly delays his response to the apparent use of the chemical weapons, what's the early reaction, fred, that you're hearing from syria and also in the region? >> well, it's...
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the "washington post" reported the chair of the senate intelligence committee diane feinstein wasn't even aware of the audit until it was reported in the paper. feinstein disputes that, but in a statement admitted that the committee can and should do more to independently verify that nsa's operations are inappropriate and that its awareness of incidents are accurate. and the top judge on the secretive court that approves surveillance programs says judges aren't able to independently verify whether the government violates the law, saying they are, quote, forced to rely upon the accuracy of the information that is provided to the court. critics have been demanding more oversight. >> why is the government spying on its own people? >> reporter: and even prominent democrats are troubled. nancy pelosi called the new report extremely disturbing. congressman jim lanchovan deeply concerned. the trust seemed to widen after director of intelligence james clapper in a senate hearing last march. >> does the nsa collect any type of data on millions or hundreds of millions of americans? >> no, sir.
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she has become like the face of the march on washington. i wanted to show the people who couldn't be there the greatness of it, the majesty of it, the scope of it, closeups and long shots and all the faces in the crowd. and not only the superstars but the people themselves. i was just a kid. i was just starting out. i was like you're a freelancer and this is your first job? what if your first job is like the biggest event that's ever happened in your lifetime? >> so you heard it. it took almost 50 years for her to figure out that she was the iconic face of that march on washington because a family member told her. so it's not just the words that came out of the march, it was also those images that will leave a lasting impression on the nation not just the nation the world. breanna? >> amazing. don lemon, thank you. >>> coming up, brand-new developments in the murder of a world war ii vet. police are hinting this may be a thrill kill by a teenager. we have that story next. ♪ never loved ♪ [ sighs ] ♪ ♪ have you ever, think ♪ ooohhh
she has become like the face of the march on washington. i wanted to show the people who couldn't be there the greatness of it, the majesty of it, the scope of it, closeups and long shots and all the faces in the crowd. and not only the superstars but the people themselves. i was just a kid. i was just starting out. i was like you're a freelancer and this is your first job? what if your first job is like the biggest event that's ever happened in your lifetime? >> so you heard it. it took...
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tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> that does it for me. don lemon takes it from here. have a great afternoon. >> you have a great afternoon. thanks very much, suzanne. i'm don lemmon in today for brooke. >>> let's start with former nfl star aaron hernandez due in court right now. a short time ago, a grand jury indicted him on murder charges. hernandez is charged with the execution-style murder of odom lloyd, a man who was dating the sister of hernandez's fiance. hernandez has pleaded not guilty. here are the key dates in the hernandez case. june 17th
tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> that does it for me. don lemon takes it from here. have a great afternoon. >> you have a great afternoon. thanks very much, suzanne. i'm don lemmon in today for brooke. >>> let's start with former nfl star aaron hernandez due in court right now. a short time ago, a grand jury indicted him on murder charges. hernandez is charged with the execution-style murder of odom lloyd, a man who was dating the sister of hernandez's fiance. hernandez has...
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you think about the timeline here, 3:00 in washington. it is getting to be sunday or very close to sunday in some of these areas that are being affected by the embassy and consulate closures. a white house official says today the president was update about the threat. he's going to continue to be updated throughout the weekend. we're told the white house also says that it will not comment on specific intelligence when it comes to this story, particularly as it relates to a "new york times" report since some of this chatter about threats came from operatives. recently al qaeda seemed to appoint a number 2 to the organization, and he's based in yemen where officials say much of this chatter has originated. >> here in the united states it's not been a top, top priority for this terrorist group in yemen which still has significant resources. now that he's got this potentially new position in the al qaeda global network, is he now going to reprioritize hitting the united states? that would be a very warning scenario for officials. >> of course
you think about the timeline here, 3:00 in washington. it is getting to be sunday or very close to sunday in some of these areas that are being affected by the embassy and consulate closures. a white house official says today the president was update about the threat. he's going to continue to be updated throughout the weekend. we're told the white house also says that it will not comment on specific intelligence when it comes to this story, particularly as it relates to a "new york...
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made his "i have a dream" speech on the washington mall. many are gathering for that event. >>> in a small catholic church near san diego, the service is under way to remember alleged kid nam victim hannah anderson's mother and brother. this is a live picture right now inside the guardian angels catholic church in santee, california. the bodies of christina and ethan anderson were found in the burnt home of family friend james dimaggio. dimaggio is suspected of killing them before kidnapping hannah and fleeing to idaho. after hannah was spotted in idaho, the fbi shot him dead. hannah was returned to her family. how has this service brought not only a community together but perhaps those immediate family members of hannah anderson? >> reporter: well, fredricka, there are about 450, maybe 500 people inside. it's completely full. there is an overflow room that people are sitting in right now, and the proceedings have been going along as you might expect. lots of emotion. i've heard some whimpering while i was sitting inside the church. hannah
made his "i have a dream" speech on the washington mall. many are gathering for that event. >>> in a small catholic church near san diego, the service is under way to remember alleged kid nam victim hannah anderson's mother and brother. this is a live picture right now inside the guardian angels catholic church in santee, california. the bodies of christina and ethan anderson were found in the burnt home of family friend james dimaggio. dimaggio is suspected of killing them...
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. >> i love seattle, washington, rocks. >> colorado, washington. >> they call it wake and bake. some wake up every morning. ♪ light up. you're live in the cnn "newsroom." >>> more on the doj pot decision a little later. good morning to you, i'm carol costello. first up, syria. president obama reaches out and u.s. allies back away. this morning an international coalition to support military strikes on syria is crumbling. the most stinging rejection from washington's closest ally. take a look at the cover of "new york daily news" the british aren't coming. british lawmakers voted against taking any part of any military action. other allies like germany and france are also gun shy, still haunted by the iraq war. those concerns echo loudly in congress where more than 160 lawmakers, both republicans and democrats, are demanding at least a full debate before any strikes are launched. last night, president obama and top members of his cabinet spent 90 minutes trying to rally support among skeptical lawmakers. >> the congress, like in any democracy, is important to this process. their
. >> i love seattle, washington, rocks. >> colorado, washington. >> they call it wake and bake. some wake up every morning. ♪ light up. you're live in the cnn "newsroom." >>> more on the doj pot decision a little later. good morning to you, i'm carol costello. first up, syria. president obama reaches out and u.s. allies back away. this morning an international coalition to support military strikes on syria is crumbling. the most stinging rejection from...
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i'm wolf blitzer in washington. my colleague and friend john berman picks up on the crisis in syria right now. >>> hello, everyone. i am john berman. syria is the biggest story in the world right now. and that story just took a surprising turn. president obama taking the podium at the white house a short time ago, many expected this to be the official annou e announcement of an i'm meant strike on syria, but instead, this is what he said. >> after careful deliberation i have decided that the united states should take military action against syrian regime targets. this would not be an open-nded intervention. we would not put boots on the ground. instead, our action would be designed to be limited in duration and scope. that's why i've made a second decisi decision. i will seek authorization for the use of force from the american people's representatives in congress. over the last several days we've heard from members of congress who want their voices to be heard. i absolutely agree. i ask you to take this vote for a
i'm wolf blitzer in washington. my colleague and friend john berman picks up on the crisis in syria right now. >>> hello, everyone. i am john berman. syria is the biggest story in the world right now. and that story just took a surprising turn. president obama taking the podium at the white house a short time ago, many expected this to be the official annou e announcement of an i'm meant strike on syria, but instead, this is what he said. >> after careful deliberation i have...
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by wednesday, potential sightings of dimaggio's blue nissan prompt oregon, washington and nevada to issue their own amber alerts. on thursday, a chilling comment from police. dimaggio may have booby trapped his nissan and abandoned it and the suspect may be carrying explosives. >> our investigation to date has brought to light the possibility that he has explosives on his person. >> reporter: police say dimaggio may be headed to canada or mexico or just about anywhere really. friday his car was found in idaho. for brett anderson, an agonizing weight. >> i can't faithom in jim's hea. what happened. obviously he just lost it. >> that was our brianna keilar reporting. today's "cnn hero" is helping homeless mothers to be. she's helping pregnant women get health care, housing and support. >> yearsin ing ago, my daughter were homeless. my main priority was to get high. then i got pregnant again. what am i doing? i need to change. >> i have never met a woman who wanted to hurt her unborn baby but i met a lot of women who did not know how to do the right thing. the common dednominator is poverty.
by wednesday, potential sightings of dimaggio's blue nissan prompt oregon, washington and nevada to issue their own amber alerts. on thursday, a chilling comment from police. dimaggio may have booby trapped his nissan and abandoned it and the suspect may be carrying explosives. >> our investigation to date has brought to light the possibility that he has explosives on his person. >> reporter: police say dimaggio may be headed to canada or mexico or just about anywhere really. friday...
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remember what "the washington post" said. i'm not disagreeing with you that congress didn't do its job. one of the key nuggets in the "washington post" story today is that the nsa has been withholding this information from congress. that is even the people in the congress who are the most prosurveillance, dianne feinstein, for instance, has said and the intelligence committee members have said, and "the washington post" reported that the nsa, the obama administration, has been withholding this. the question is, why would the president go out on friday and insist there's been no abuses? is that a lie? did he see this audit data and then simply lie? or does he have no idea what his own government is doing? >> let me just jump into david sirota's point for our viewers. if you haven't read this article to the point of dianne feinstein. she is the senate intelligence committee chair who did not receive a copy of the 2012 audit till the post asked her staff about it. she said in a statement the committee can and should do more to i
remember what "the washington post" said. i'm not disagreeing with you that congress didn't do its job. one of the key nuggets in the "washington post" story today is that the nsa has been withholding this information from congress. that is even the people in the congress who are the most prosurveillance, dianne feinstein, for instance, has said and the intelligence committee members have said, and "the washington post" reported that the nsa, the obama...
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this was reported in "the washington post." the article said snowden leaked an audit from may 2012 outlining 3,000 violations. collected surveillance on americans without authorization and the "post" says these incidents may have been unintended, accidents. like the one time in 2008 when the nsa intercepted phone calls from washington after a programming error confused the 202ar airea code for 20, which the international call for calling egypt. nsa foreign intelligence collection activities are continually audited and overseen internally and externally. when nsa makes a mistake in carrying out its foreign intelligence commission, the agency reports the issue internally and to federal overseers and aggressively gets to the bottom of it. snowden's dad has been outspoken and critical and sometimes speculative and now the younger snowden says his dad does not speak for him. phil black has more for you. >> reporter: since edward snowden fled the united states. one person has assumed the role of his public champion, his father. >> i
this was reported in "the washington post." the article said snowden leaked an audit from may 2012 outlining 3,000 violations. collected surveillance on americans without authorization and the "post" says these incidents may have been unintended, accidents. like the one time in 2008 when the nsa intercepted phone calls from washington after a programming error confused the 202ar airea code for 20, which the international call for calling egypt. nsa foreign intelligence...
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let's go to washington. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> grab your helmet and -- they are literally running out of firefighters. some of the most cherished and protected land in all the land burning out of control, as wildfire spending tops $1 billion for the year, and officials ask canada for more manpower, and breaking news on the lead, the national security agency now admitting it spied on ordinary americans, but say it was only a mistake, a mistake that happened tens of thousands of time. >>> plus she stood between a gunman and another potential newtown. we'll hear from the bookkeeper who talked
let's go to washington. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> grab your helmet and -- they are literally running out of firefighters. some of the most cherished and protected land in all the land burning out of control, as wildfire spending tops $1 billion for the year, and officials ask canada for more manpower, and breaking news on the lead, the national security agency now admitting it spied on ordinary americans, but say it was only a mistake, a mistake that...
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john jo joe johns, let me bring you in on this one from washington. what does this "wall street journal" report tell us as far as how the nsa is filtering e-mail and internet traffic? >> it sounds like nsa has a second shot. some of this we already knew. the nsa asks the telecommunications companies, brooke, to give it streams of traffic that the telecom company reasonably believes to contain foreign intelligence information. by the way, that's not everything that happens on the internet or on telephones. but it's still a lot of information. then the nsa weeds out the communications that look most relevant, say, based on an e-mail address, perhaps, or a telephone number or who is the sender or receiver. brooke, they sort of go from there. >> what about the companies themselves, joe? the telecommunication companies, their role in getting this information? >> again, the telecom companies get the first crack at determining what can be filtered out. and we've known this also. they do this with searches, based on the criteria that the nsa gives them. and t
john jo joe johns, let me bring you in on this one from washington. what does this "wall street journal" report tell us as far as how the nsa is filtering e-mail and internet traffic? >> it sounds like nsa has a second shot. some of this we already knew. the nsa asks the telecommunications companies, brooke, to give it streams of traffic that the telecom company reasonably believes to contain foreign intelligence information. by the way, that's not everything that happens on the...
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tom foreman, cnn, washington. >>> let's check your top stories. one of the fastest moving fire in southern california still out of control. palm springs has had 14,000 acres burned so far. and seven communities have been ordered to evacuate. oprah winfrey says she was a victim of racism on a recent trip in switzerland. the media mogul said she asked to see a back and the clerk refused to show it to her. they say it was a misunderstanding and had nothing to do with racism. >>> in sports, tiger woods has a lot of work to do if he wants to take the pga championship. he's nine shots out as the second round gets under way. he tees off at 1:45 eastern. adam scott is on top of the leader board. you can catch round 2 on tnt starting at 1:00. >>> don't miss cnn's all access pass. a cnn's bleacher report special, rachel nicoles, takes you behind the scene with tiger woods at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow eastern time right here on cnn. >>> a bizarre battle between an actress and the church of scientology. lea filed a missing person's report but the church is calling
tom foreman, cnn, washington. >>> let's check your top stories. one of the fastest moving fire in southern california still out of control. palm springs has had 14,000 acres burned so far. and seven communities have been ordered to evacuate. oprah winfrey says she was a victim of racism on a recent trip in switzerland. the media mogul said she asked to see a back and the clerk refused to show it to her. they say it was a misunderstanding and had nothing to do with racism. >>>...
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he is in washington this morning. welcome to both of you. >> good morning, carol. >> the job report, the stock market, though, that's fantastic. so, wealthier americans or those with 401(k)s are making money, but wages remain stagstagnant. so, talk about a mixed message. how should we characterize our economy, steven? >> i've been somewhat upbeat about the economy. i'm disappointed in this report, not a bad report, just not as good as a lot of us has hoped. we did reduce the unemployment rate and that's kind of the headline number. the problem is we have more problem dropping out of the labor force. that's been the persistent problem during this recovery period. the other thing is, another pick up in part-time work. hours worked per week fell and you showed those pictures of restaurant workers striking. unfortunately, that's where all the jobs are right now. a lot of the new jobs are in low-wage service industries. >> christine, talking about wages, they ticked down this time around. they didn't lose much, but going i
he is in washington this morning. welcome to both of you. >> good morning, carol. >> the job report, the stock market, though, that's fantastic. so, wealthier americans or those with 401(k)s are making money, but wages remain stagstagnant. so, talk about a mixed message. how should we characterize our economy, steven? >> i've been somewhat upbeat about the economy. i'm disappointed in this report, not a bad report, just not as good as a lot of us has hoped. we did reduce the...
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because today washington has issued this worldwide travel directive alerting us to potential terrorist attacks, especially in the middle east. let me quote here. it says, potential attacks could occur in or could emanate from the arabian peninsula. that one is worth noting. the directive says there was a heightened threat between now and the end of august. with possible targets including subway and rail systems as well as aviation and maritime services. this is serious stuff. take a listen. >> leadership of the house has been briefed on the subject. my -- my staff was at that briefing, and they briefed me as to what the basis of it is. yes, we have been briefed. and now that it's in the public domain that the embassies will be closed and there's a travel alert for americans traveling abroad, there's some understanding of the seriousness of the threat. >> so stay with me as we piece this whole thing together. chris lawrence joins me now from the pentagon, capitol hill. chief congressional correspondent dana bash. paul crookshank, cnn terrorism analyst. dana, we heard leader pelosi talk
because today washington has issued this worldwide travel directive alerting us to potential terrorist attacks, especially in the middle east. let me quote here. it says, potential attacks could occur in or could emanate from the arabian peninsula. that one is worth noting. the directive says there was a heightened threat between now and the end of august. with possible targets including subway and rail systems as well as aviation and maritime services. this is serious stuff. take a listen....